Key Responsibilities

• Execute trade capture activities accurately and in a timely manner across fixed income, FX, money market, and futures products.

• Support automated trade processing on a high-volume OTC bond desk.

• Ensure timely and accurate settlement of trades, including booking, instruction, and coordination of securities and cash movements.

• Liaise daily with portfolio managers, counterparties, prime brokers, custodians, administrators, and internal teams to resolve trade capture and settlement issues.

• Investigate and follow up on trade discrepancies, failed trades, and unmatched instructions, ensuring prompt resolution.

• Monitor same-day and high-value trades with heightened focus on accuracy and prioritization.

• Perform day-start and day-end reconciliations and support month-end close processes.

• Provide daily and forward-looking cash projections to portfolio managers and traders.

• Assist with daily risk reporting, end-of-day reporting, and performance attribution.

• Maintain strong understanding of fund portfolios, allocations, and trading strategies.

Front Office & Stakeholder Support

• Act as the primary point of contact for Front Office for all trading and settlement-related queries.

• Provide trade support and operational guidance to global trading desks.

• Share open orders, corporate action updates, and portfolio insights with stakeholders.

• Maintain strong relationships with portfolio managers, traders, brokers, and custodians.

Control, Risk & Reporting

• Ensure adherence to financial controls, policies, and procedures; proactively identify process improvement opportunities.

• Independently validate transactions to protect investor interests and challenge deviations where required.

• Track and analyze failed trades and error trends across counterparties and custodians.

• Prepare Front Office statistics, broker metrics, and participate in broker and service review meetings.

• Support monthly and quarterly client reporting with high accuracy.

• Additionally any other Adhoc request that may be required by Client or Apex management.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or related field; advanced degree or CFA preferred.

• 4+ years of experience in middle office / operations or trade support within a financial institution,

• Strong understanding of equity, fixed income and derivative products, trade lifecycle, and risk management principles.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

We pride ourselves in our commitment to fostering a connected and inclusive culture, all our opportunities at Apex have four (4) days in office requirement.

Salary ranges from CAD $100,000.00 – CAD $120,000.00 plus additional discretionary yearly bonus based on corporate and individual's performance. Compensation within this range is dependent on individual's skills, experience and qualifications.